2026 film festivals and markets calendar: latest dates
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UK-Ireland film cinema release dates: latest updates for 2026
Bookmark this page and keep track of the latest film release dates in the UK & Ireland.
Prestige adds ‘The Last Heroes Of Rio Bravo’, ‘Fifteen’, ‘Experiment 11’ to AFM slate
EXCLUSIVE: Alexander Nevsky directs, reprises role in western.
‘Where The Sun Is Born’ lands sales deal ahead of IDFA world premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Doc won awards at 2025 Ventana Sur.
‘The Odyssey’ becomes Universal’s biggest international release of all time
EXCLUSIVE: Latest figures put UK & Ireland at $118.5m.
‘Guria’ wins best film at Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2026
Further winners included Thai director Sompot Chidgasornpongse and Afghan filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat.
European producer association CEPI strengthens ties with Canadian counterparts
Canadian and Quebecios producer bodies join CEPI as international observer members.
Cate Blanchett talks “dispelling the toxic narrative” around displaced people through film
The actress and Displacement Film Fund co-founder was joined in Tokyo by Mohammad Rasoulof and Shahrbanoo Sadat.
Taiwan’s ‘Uncle’ wins two at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market awards
Further winners included Brazil’s ‘Nature Boy’ and Japan-Canada co-production ‘Wild Zero Overdrive’.
EST N8 closes multiple deals on J-horror ‘The Invisible Half’ including North America
EXCLUSIVE: Masaki Nishiyama’s horror is also headed across Asia.
Valladolid International Film Week cancels closing gala following Spanish train disaster
Gala is one of several film events to be cancelled in Spain as a sign of respect for victims of deadly train crash.
Liverpool’s delayed ‘Hollywood of the North’ Littlewoods complex gets £20m government backing
The UK government has got behind the project, but Twickenham Studios has pulled out.
‘La Bola Negra’ leads box-office surge for Spain’s independent distributors
Titles such as ‘The Beloved’ and ‘Backrooms’ have also bolstered local distributors.
UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Wicker’ weaves its way into 676 cinemas for Black Bear
Plus, Lance Oppenheim’s ‘Primetime’ and Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’.
Japanese anime industry hits record $28.5bn led by overseas growth
The country’s animation business grew 15.8% in 2025.
World of Studios October 2026 - May 2027: digital edition
The essential guide to global studios, soundstages, and services.
Justin H. Min-starrer ‘Journey There’, Locarno award-winner ‘Nowhere To Lay My Eyes’ clinch multiple deals
Finecut has closed sales in key territories across Europe and Asia.
‘Five Years, Four Months’ wins best fiction film at 50th Sao Paulo film festival
Films from Colombia, Mexico, Peru take home major prizes.
Patrick Stewart, stage and ‘Star Trek’, ‘X-Men’ star, dies at 86
Classically-trained actor died in Los Angeles.
AFM 2026 major market projects – latest updates
Film market runs in Los Angeles from November 10-15.
